Pridwin Jazz Festival entertains audiences
MELROSE – Pridwin Preparatory School hosted its 7th annual Pridwin Jazz Festival on 26 May.
The sound of jazz could be heard emanating from the Pridwin playing fields in Melrose on 26 May as the 7th annual Pridwin Jazz Festival commenced.
Crowds were treated to performances from musicians at schools including St Katharine’s, The Ridge, Pridwin Prep, St John’s Preparatory and College, St David’s Marist Inanda, St Vincent School for the Deaf and St Alban’s College.
The school jazz bands were given the opportunity to perform to an audience on a professional outdoor sound stage. Music teachers from Pridwin’s own music department also put together a set to entertain the audience.
St Vincent School for the Deaf brought their signing choir who, together with teachers, treated the audience to a unique performance of visual jazz.
Marketing manager at Pridwin Prep Demi-Rae Le Roux said, “The aim of the Pridwin Jazz Festival is not only to create a platform for young musicians to perform in a live environment but also to uplift and encourage communities where access to such opportunities is limited.”
Le Roux described the performance from Phela Re Phele Music Academy from Glenridge, Soweto, as one of the highlights of the day. The academy was established in 2013 to provide music lessons to children from age five to adults. They offer an Afrocentric performance-orientated music curriculum. Proceeds from the festival will go towards assisting them to purchase more instruments to reach as many young musicians as possible.
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